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The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department’s new fraud division is real, and the administration is already using it as proof of progress. But the public record still does not show whether the reorganization has improved outcomes or just improved the press release flow.
The Justice Department created a National Fraud Enforcement Division on April 7 and said it supports Trump’s fraud task force. The public record shows a real organizational move, but not yet proof that the new label has changed outcomes.
The Justice Department created a National Fraud Enforcement Division on April 7 and said it supports Trump’s fraud task force. The public record shows a real organizational move, but not yet proof that the new label has changed outcomes.
The White House created a new anti-fraud task force, and the Justice Department has begun describing fraud cases as supporting it. Public evidence of what the task force itself has changed is still thin.
In Idaho, Trump’s preferred faction lost a key test when incumbent Gov. Brad Little survived a challenge from a Trump-endorsed hard-liner. It was not a total blowout, but it was another sign that even when Trump intervenes, Republican voters do not always hand him the exact result he wants.
Trump’s lawyers asked a judge to pause his $10 billion IRS lawsuit for 90 days while the parties continue settlement talks. Critics say the case raises serious ethics questions because the president is suing agencies inside the government he runs, but no settlement has been reached and no stay has been granted.
shipping reopens, blockade tensions remain.
The House Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed the Secret Service on July 15, 2022, after learning that some Jan. 5-6, 2021 text messages may have been lost during a device migration. The agency said the loss was not the result of intentional deletion.
Steve Bannon was found guilty on two contempt counts after refusing to appear for a deposition and produce documents for the House Jan. 6 committee.
April 15, 2026 was the quarterly FEC filing deadline for House and Senate committees, quarterly PACs and party committees, and quarterly presidential filers. Monthly presidential filers were due April 20, and electronic reports had to be received and validated by 11:59 p.m. Eastern to count on time.